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12 Facts About Don Mescall

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Don Mescall is an Irish singer and songwriter from County Limerick.

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Don Mescall has had songs recorded by a wide range of artists including Rascal Flatts, Clay Aiken, Backstreet Boys, Ronan Keating, Boyzone, Jaydee Bixby, Ramin Karimloo, Aslan, Garou, Geri Halliwell, Neal McCoy, Sharon Corr, Daniel Boys, Cliff Richard, and Richie Havens.

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In more recent years Don Mescall has had six songs featured on Marina Kaye's "Fearless" Album which went triple platinum in France.

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Don Mescall had a Number 1 Irish country single in 2016 with Nathan Carter's "Wanna dance" from the album "Staying up all night" on Decca records.

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Don Mescall achieved Number 1 in Irish Country charts in 2018 with Nathan Carter's single "This song is for you".

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Also in 2017, Don Mescall had a number 1 song with "Angels in Chains" ; the single reached number one in Argentina, Peru, and Spain.

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In February 2017, Don Mescall received an Irish World Lifetime Achievement Award for songwriting and production.

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Don Mescall received the award for Songwriter of the Year at the Irish Post Country Music Awards 2017 on August 30,2017.

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Don Mescall took part in the Irish Eurovision Song competition on a Late Late Show Eurosong Special on Friday 11 February 2011.

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Don Mescall was invited to act as assistant coach on the new Irish TV production of "The Voice of Ireland" which was filmed in Dublin in November 2011.

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Don Mescall assisted his friend and co-writer Sharon Corr while appearing on the show which aired at the end of January 2012.

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Don Mescall has been a vegetarian for more than 20 years.